Description
This Vegan Strawberry Cream Danish recipe features flaky, heart-shaped puff pastries filled with a luscious dairy-free cream cheese mixture and topped with fresh strawberry slices. Perfectly golden and lightly sweetened, these delightful pastries are ideal for a vegan-friendly breakfast, brunch, or dessert treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Puff Pastry
- 1–2 sheets of vegan + gluten-free puff pastry (e.g., JusRol Vegan + Gluten-free Puff Pastry)
Cream Cheese Filling
- 130g dairy-free cream cheese
- 15g gluten-free or plain flour
- 15g caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
- 4 tablespoons dairy-free milk
Topping
- Fresh strawberries, sliced
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat the oven to 180°C fan (350°F fan) and line two large baking trays with greaseproof paper.
- Shape the Pastry: Unroll the puff pastry sheets on their baking paper to prevent sticking. Use a rolling pin to gently smooth out any wrinkles. If the pastry is sticky, dust lightly with plain flour.
- Cut the Hearts: Use a large heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out heart shapes from the pastry and place them on the prepared baking trays. Press a smaller heart cutter gently into the center of each large heart to make an indentation without cutting through.
- Make the Cream Cheese Filling: In a bowl, combine the dairy-free cream cheese, flour, and caster sugar. Mix until thick and creamy. Transfer this filling into a piping bag or use a spoon if you don’t have one.
- Assemble the Danishes: Pipe or spoon the cream cheese filling into the center of each heart on the pastry, filling the indented area.
- Add Strawberry Topping: Arrange a few slices of fresh strawberries on top of the cream cheese layer.
- Brush and Sprinkle: Brush the edges of each pastry heart with dairy-free milk and sprinkle some caster sugar over the edges to enhance browning.
- Bake: Place the baking tray in the middle of the oven and bake for 10-15 minutes until the pastries are golden and flaky. Repeat with the second tray if necessary.
- Cool and Serve: Allow the pastries to cool slightly, then dust with icing sugar before serving.
Notes
- Storage: Store pastries in a sealed container in the fridge. Allow to come to room temperature before serving. Best enjoyed the day they are made and within 2 days for optimal freshness.
- Where to buy puff pastry: Jus-Roll Vegan + Gluten-Free Puff Pastry is widely available at supermarkets such as Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Ocado, and ASDA.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pastry (approximate)
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
